Top 10: Toughest Gay Characters

Fifty years ago, gay characters were limited to swishy men with poodles, who always seemed to show up just when a guy was tied to a tree and say, “Ohhhh, it’s my lucky day.” Thankfully, gay characters have evolved. They’re not just the quip-happy Manhattanites of Will & Grace or Ugly Betty. They can be thugs, cowboys, Mafiosos, detectives, and teachers of wizardry at Hogwarts. Recently, even Stan Lee has announced he’s writing a new homosexual superhero. Thom Creed will be a high school basketball player who is forced to hide his sexuality as well as his superpowers. Gay characters no longer just provide a quick punchline or play the female lead’s best friend. Now they can kick your ass. In honor of June being Gay Pride Month, AskMen.com is honoring the strides homosexual men have made by offering up the Toughest Gay Characters to ever grace the large and small screens.